Advertising device



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F. A'. MILLER. ADVERTISING DEVICE.

Patented Feb. 26, 1895.

one 'TATES FRANK ADAMS MILLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE E. ROSS-LENVIN, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 534,963, dated February 26, 1895.

Application filed June 11,1894. Serial No. 51. 1 (N0 11105613 To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK ADAMS MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and. State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to advertising devices.

The object is to exhibit a device which shall be of a construction and an operation readily and efficiently to present and display advertisements and other matter, be quickly and conveniently adapted to public situations, as in proximity with telephone-boxes, on bulletin-boards, dm, and be attractive.

With this object in view, the invention consists in a case, preferably in the general form of a rectangular parallelopipedon, with longitudinal, parallel slits in one face thereof, which will be the lower face in use, and containing rollers, any two thereof being in pairs, vertically arranged, and each roller having fixed to it one end of a banner the other end of which passes out through one of the slits in the case, and being constructed and arranged to turn in direction opposite to that of its fellow of the pair, that is, to receive and deliver its banner on a side farthest from that on which its fellow receives and delivers its banner, whereby each banner will be wound upon and unwound from its roller and presented Without interference with or touching another; furthermore, in details of construction, all as hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification and in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts: Figure 1 is a view, in perspective, showing a casing provided with longitudinal slits in its lower side, the casin g supporting, for example, a clock for attractional purposes. Fig. 2 is a View, in perspective, showing a box supporting rollers in bosses at its ends, the rollers being arranged one above the other and to turn in opposite directions, each roller having wound upon it a banner. Fig. 3 is a view in section, taken on the line a:a: of Fig. 2, show ing the ends of the rollers in their bosses, and the construction and arrangement whereby they turn in opposite directions. Fig. 4: is a view, in perspective, showing a box set into the casing and the rollers in position with the banners projecting downward through the slits, the casing and box now forming a case, having parallel slits in its lower face and containing rollers, the clock being omitted to be supplanted by any other interesting object to attract attention; and Fig. 5 is a view in front elevation, showing the device with the front plate of glass orother suitable substance inserted into the casing before the box is entered therein.

In the drawings, A represents a casing of metal, or other suitable substance, open front and rear, provided with longitudinal, parallel slits, a, in its lower face, and having an inward-projecting, marginal flange or head, a all around-its open front. Upon the top of the casing may be arranged a clock, a weat hercard, or any other suitable object, which will assist in drawing attention to the device.

B, indicates a box or frame, inside the ends of which are vertically arranged bosses or hubs, b, the one having simply a central circular perforation, and the other a rectangular central opening, entering by a tangential or straight out, theheads of the two ends being, respectively, so arranged that the hub with the central round perforation of one end will be opposite the hub with the rectangular opening and entering cut of the other end. Set into these hubs are rollers, 0, having, at one end, a fixed round pivot, c, and, at the other end, a rectangular bearing, 0 of a rotatory spring-shaft central with the roller and provided, near the under face of the roller, with two longitudinal grooves, into which little pawls, opposite each other, on the under face of the roller, take; the whole device, as here described, constituting the ordinary Hartsllorn curtain roller; but the arrangement of the two rollers insuring their turning in opposite directions.

Fastened, at one end, upon the rollers are banners, D, D the box, being entered into the casing, before or after the attachment to the rollers of the banners, and these projecting downward through the slits.

The frame or box, B, fits properly into the casing, closing the same tight at the rear, and is provided with lugs, b by which the device may be attached conveniently in any prominent public place, as in juxtaposition with a telephone-transmitter.

Instead of employing theHartshorn device, arranged as described, to obtain the turning in opposite directions of the rollers,these may be provided with ordinary round bearings with cog-Wheels on one end thereof and a cogwheel between them meshing with them.

By having the rollers arranged to turn in opposite directions, the banners are hung from opposite sides of the respective rollers vertically, and thus pass easily through parallel slits in the lower face of the narrow case at some distance apart and without touching or otherwise interfering with one another, each slit being in the same vertical plane with its banner.

The banners are for the purpose of displaying advertisements, and may be of any suitable style and shape, and be divided up in any suitable manner for this purpose. Thus, they may be arranged, at one part, as shown in Fig. 2, to bear under the respective letters of the alphabet, a list of subscribers to the telephone service, with their call-numbers.

Before entering the box into the casing, a plate, E, of glass or other suitable substance, of proper size and shape to fit the casing, may be pushed in toward the front, against the flange, and then, upon entering the box, the ends being of proper length to allow the back to come up flush with the casing, this front plate will beheld in position. The front plate is to be utilized for advertising.

Hav ng thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A case having longitudinal parallel slits in one face, the lower face in use, and containing rollers, any two of which are in pairs, vertically arranged, each roller having fixed to it one end of a banner, the other end of which passes out through one of the slits in the case, and being constructed and arranged to turn in a direction opposite to that of its fellow roller of the pair, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination with the casing, of the box or frame having open top and bottom, and projecting ends provided with bearings, of rollers arranged in pairs having their ends supported in the bearings, and. sustaining banners, and mechanism to turn the rollers of each pair in opposite directions, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the casing, open front and rear, provided with slits in one side, and having the inward-projecting flange at its front, of the plate to close the front, the box or frame having projecting ends and closed back, the ends to hold the plate and the back to close the casing and form a closed case, the box containing rollers arranged in pairs and provided with mechanism which will cause each roller to turn in an opposite direction to that of its fellow of the pair, and banners attached to the rollers and passing out through the slits in the casing, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK ADAMS MILLER.

Witnesses:

R. G. DYRENFORTH, E. H. PARRY. 

